AI & Politics · Stanford · Fall 2026
Section materials
The course has eight sections, run by the teaching team, that combine hands-on workshops with seminar-style discussion. Workshop guides and assignments go up here before each section meets. Deadlines and submissions are on Canvas.
Lectures
Lectures run on two tracks: the politics track meets on Mondays and the tech track (taught by Yiqing Xu) on Wednesdays. Slides, prep decks, handouts and the final project guide are on the course website.
All sections
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Getting started: a coding agent + GitHub
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Train a neural network, then question it
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From an empty folder to a figure
Section assignments
Submit on Canvas. The exact deadline for each assignment is posted there.
| # | Assignment | Grading | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make your personal website | Pass / No-Pass | Before Section 2 (see Canvas) |
| 2 | Train a neural network, then question it | Pass / No-Pass | End of your Section 2 meeting (see Canvas) |
| 3 | Reproduce a figure with your agent | Pass / No-Pass | Before Section 4 (see Canvas) |